'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Star Ke Huy Quan Felt That His Career Was Going Nowhere
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After receiving an Oscar nomination, Ke Huy Quan, a star of Everything Everywhere All At Once and the first Asian actor nominee, recalled his struggle to find his way back to the spotlight. Thirty-eight years ago, Quan started his career as Short Round in the second Indiana Jones and took on the role of Data in Goonies a year later.
After these roles, the actor was absent from the spotlight for nearly four decades until he landed a role as Waymond Wang in Everything Everywhere All At Once. The movie finished filming just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Quan, like the rest of the world, was stuck at home sending in self-taped auditions. But the actor had little success, and anxieties that he felt as a child at auditions came rushing back. Quan worried about his prospects as he couldn’t land a single job. However, the situation changed once Quan was nominated for, and later won, a Golden Globe for his performance as Waymond Wang. The actor has since landed a role in season two of Loki, the Disney+ series American Born Chinese, and the movie The Electric State.
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Although the industry seemed to abandon him, Quan received plenty of support from previous co-stars and directors. On The Late Show With Steven Colbert, Quan shared a heartwarming story about Steven Spielberg sending him a birthday gift every year for the past thirty-eight years. The famous movie director gave the actor a standing ovation after his Golden Globe Acceptance speech. Quan also shared a story about Short Round and Indy’s reunion at D23.
Quan was at the event to promote Loki while Harrison Ford was there to advertise The Dial of Destiny. Quan and Ford hadn’t seen each other since their first movie together, so the actor was worried he wouldn’t be recognized. He recalled Ford’s classic grumpy look, “But he looks and points at me and says, ‘Are you Short Round?’ Immediately, I was transported back to 1984, when I was a little kid, and I said, ‘Yes, Indy.’ And he said, ‘Come here,’ and gave me a big hug.” As Quan told his story, Colbert shared a photo of the pair from the 1984 film and from the recent D23 event. The heartfelt reunion caused fans to campaign for Quan to join the newest Indiana Jones film. Quan said he’s in a much better place now and finished his interview with some sage advice, “Good things come to those who wait.”
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